The function is
.
Three separate transformations are occurring. The negative sign of the coefficient of
causes a reflection across the x-axis. Then a dilation occurs and finally a translation down 2 units.
So the graph of
is reflected across the x-axis, compressed, and translated down 2 units.
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The graph of
is reflected across the x-axis, compressed, and translated down 2 units,
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